This was a fairly typical peanut-shells-on-the-floor steak house. It was a good value and close to our hotel. The server was friendly and sweet, but when I ordered a glass of wine she said she didn't know if they had wine! I found it on the menu and pointed out the one I wanted and she came back a few minutes later and said they didn't have that one. They did have my 2nd choice and all was well. We each had a steak that came with 2 sides and we were able to sub a side salad for one of the sides- it was enormous, plenty to split for 2 people. The steak was nothing special, and the green beans appeared to be out of a can, but the baked sweet potato was delicious, perfectly cooked with lots of butter and cinnamon on top. Overall a good experience, convenient, good value with friendly service read more

Since Shawnee had a nice weather break in July, we decided to take full advantage and enjoy time in their dining outside. The weather was the only thing nice, and if course my husband. The tables were not cleaned from previous guests and the staff done nothing about them while we there. There was a table of 4 and us and it 2 in the afternoon. We ordered the cajun chicken pasta and cajun pork chop. The chicken in the pasta would have been better had it been chicken and real. The broccoli on the other plate was the only appealing thing. The taste was ok for both meals. Their margaritas are awful! ! I had a patron margarita that came in a martini glass and no salt for over $9. Their "special" rita does come with salt but no liquor, or very little, for like $2. They are just as awful. It must be the sweet and sour mix but beware, it's super sweet. Head over to Chili's for an El Nino, more liquor and less money. read more

You'd expect a steakhouse to know how to cook a steak. These guys can't unless a manager is standing over them apparently. I've eaten here several times and didn't have a good experience the last time, either. We even know the "trick" of ordering your steak one "doneness" below what you normally like just because you're likely to have them get it right the first time. Our last experience left my husband with a still-cold rare and me with a medium well that was to have been medium rare. This was over a year ago. Flash forward to our experience last night - 1. Booster seats without functioning safety straps. Our child kept trying to slip under the table the entire meal. We had to use the booster seat because we couldn't get the highchair close enough to the raised booth for him to eat. (We'd called ahead and told them we'd need a highchair. You'd think that they'd have gotten us a table instead of an elevated booth. They weren't that busy.) Lesson - specify a table if you have active squirmy small ones. 2. Food-crusted silverware. We had to go through two sets before we all had something suitable to eat with when our food came. My husband and I have both worked in restaurants and both of our fathers even owned or managed them, so we understand that some times an industrial dishwasher leaves soap residue. These had cheese and other crusty not-so-identifiables on them. I did have to rub on most of them to get the residue off. 3. My husband's steak was fine, his sweet potato warm enough, but was obvious that his fries weren't freshly cooked since they were limp and lukewarm. 4. My steak? Well done despite being ordered medium rare. I usually eat mine actual medium rare to medium. Seriously, it's sad that this place self-styles as a "steakhouse". Once I received my correctly-cooked one, it was very delicious though. After all this you may be wondering why I gave them two stars instead of one. Our server was polite and gracious regarding the kitchen's short-comings and we promptly got a replacement for my steak (husband never mentioned the fries to her so she can hardly be held accountable for a problem she wasn't given an opportunity to fix) and gave us a discount for the error with my steak (we hadn't even asked for one.) She'd even gone through all of the booster seats to look for one with an intact safety strap (which they didn't have.) Her service was what saved this from being a one-star review. read more

I love this place. Sometimes you may have to wait on service because not enough people working. They have the best Ribeye steak I've ate in OK. Prices are reasonable fair & the Staff are always friendly and Polite read more

We have tried this location 5 times in the past year. I finally gave up ordering the steak because every time without fail it was tough and either mine or my wife's was over cooked. The last time I tried the fajitas and they were just ok but really bland but the service was poor and he brought us rolls that were almost burned. All the other serving of rolls that I saw was delivered to other tables was nice and golden brown and soft when ours were dry and chewy. We initially went for the Texas tooth picks but of course they were out of them so we didn't even get those. We will not go back for sure read more

Decent. Would be an ok place to take the family and kids, or if you wanted a quick steak dinner. 3 stars simply because everything was "meh". The rolls were hollow, as soon as you grabbed them they deflated, but tasted good especially with the cinnamon butter. Our salads were swimming in dressing, but tasted good. We opted for 12oz sirloins with baked potatoes, and decided to add the 99cent garlic butter topping to our steak. The butter was a huge mistake. Our steaks came out with an enormous cold slab of butter on top. Tried spreading it around to melt it but it was too much and cold. I ended up scraping as much as I could to the side which resulted in a huge mess and an ugly plate. Every bite of steak felt like it was coated in wax. I finally flipped it over to help the butter left on the steak melt, and after that the steak was quite good. Butter was also a problem with the baked potato, a big cold hard hunk of butter just sat there. The service was fast and efficient. Really outside of small details it was an ok experience read more

Santa Fe Cattle - Steakhouses Near Me - Shawnee, Oklahoma

Lucky I have to give a star Bc this place wouldn't get shit... WORST steak I've ever had in my life... I gave the place a try twice thinkin maybe my first steak was just bad.. some places have bad days and I respect that but the second time was worse.. I didn't even eat half my steak it was so bad.. Chili's steaks are better than these read more

Lunch, 3 adults 2 kids restaurant was not busy. Server was prompt food was good. One of the kids wanted mushrooms as her side. Was informed the do not do them as a side any longer. Food was good will visit again. read more

Kim is the best server I have ever had. This was only her fourth day serving and she did absolutely amazing! She came and filled up our drinks without us even having to hunk about ordering a new one. Made sure to check in us, very friendly, and so sweet! She made sure we were taken care of. Everyone needs a server like Kim! read more

Atmosphere was about a 2 it was very hot inside. waiter was about a 4 didn't even bring the Peanuts .when it come to the food i had a Grilled burger that smelled like burnt hair. matter of fact the smell was so pungent that only took 2 bites . the meat had char on it thick from where it didnt look like the was cleaning the grill. wont go back! this was in Ada Oklahoma read more

Good food, every time I go in its always good, I have to wait usually but not to long.. always call ahead and check wait time if long put your name down before you get there read more

I'm not too sure why I'm bothering to even review this Midwestern steak chain. Everyone pretty much knows what to expect from one of these "peanut places" as I call them. Poor cuts of beef, horrible to mediocre service and attempts at cleverly named dishes like the "Death Burger," the "Mr. Goodtime Burger," or the "Bubba's Sirloin" to name but just a few. I suppose if you enjoy Minnie Pearl and think Hee Haw was the pinnacle of entertainment then you would love this place or you are en route to Branson, MO and can't wait to see what unique country stylings await you. I just don't get the novelty of a place that doles out buckets of peanuts and allows customers to throw the shells on the floor. And, its not like this chain is the sole peanut purveyor of the steak world. I can think of several others offhand with the same m.o. Who came up with this idea anyway? And just what do peanuts have to do with steak and furthermore how disgusting is it to see piles and piles of peanut shells littering the floor? I'm sorry, but that just can't be sanitary at the end of the day no matter to what lengths they go to in order to clean it up. It sort of reminds me of the classic dive NYC bars that litter the floor with sawdust to clean up the remnants of spilled beer and other fluids at the end of the night. Disgusting. Santa Fe does offer a little bit of everything from steaks, burgers, salads, chicken and even seafood. All of it just mediocre. It kind of reminds me of bad bar food. I will have to admit that I've been here several times as oftentimes options are limited in my neck of the woods. Without fail I always get their Big A salad, which is just either grilled sirloin or chicken on a bed of greens. You can order it with just regular "greens" that consist strictly of iceberg lettuce (blech) or actually get romaine. Unfortunately, I've had to return my salad several times because it has come out on a bed of iceberg lettuce when I clearly stated romaine. And that brings me to another minus of this place - the service. It is really horrid. They are nothing if not overstaffed, which makes one wonder just why service is so bad. There are employees taking orders, shuffling around, standing talking or just seemingly walking around the restaurant but almost without fail none of them are any good. I blame that on management. It looks like they hire tweens and high school kids to make up the majority of their waitstaff and training must virtually be nonexistent. They will all show up however to hoot and holler when its someone's birthday en masse. You know, one of those awful announcements that its so and so's birthday followed by the lackluster clapping and halfhearted singing of whatever version of the birthday song they use. It must be mandatory for all employees to participate in this embarrassing spectacle. I sometimes wonder if I am just out-of-touch with what middle Americans enjoy for dinner and entertainment. And, apparently their new big celebrity spokesperson is Colt Ford who they proclaim "Loves Santa Fe Cattle Company" in advertising adorning their walls. Maybe I am out-of-touch but who in the hell is Colt Ford? read more

Service was slow, but they were busy. Beer was very cold, like that. Ordered filets, medium. Both showed up well done with cold potatoes. Sent them back. Came back with hot potatoes & cold steaks-blood rare...oh well, won't be a next time. read more

I was at this restaurant a week or two ago and the hostesses were very pleasant and the waiters nice. Everyone was nice but the curly headed manager walked around looking miserable and threw off the whole atmosphere. Very unprofessional. Wouldn't recommend to anyone just for that reason read more

Wait staff is all emo teens who could give a crap less about good customer service. The hostess was the only pleasant employee. Now I understand at this particular restaurant that the peanut shells are welcome to be thrown on the floor but the night I went the shell pileup was so bad it looked like it hasn't been swept in a week: in our seats, under our booth....When I asked our server to please clean off the shells from our booth seats, he looked at me like I asked for his first born. I was in town for the thanksgiving holiday and was invited by parents to eat here, never again. Management needs to hire someone to constantly sweep up shells before someone slips & there's a real problem. read more

I've gone here many a times over the past few years, and I have to admit, I really like the place overall. Sure, sometimes they mess the order up. Sometimes the service is a little spotty. And sometimes I catch their staff standing around, doing absolutely nothing. I mean, having a hostess at the hostess stand is good, but the hostess doesn't need two other employees to keep her company all the time, just waiting for the next customer. However, I have to say I really do enjoy their food. I'm not a big fan of steak, but I do enjoy their burgers. And their hot rolls are always good. I'll continue to go here for years to come. read more

This restaurant has a very good business model , and is extremely consistent, restaurant to restaurant. There is nothing to complain about from well-trained staff, to the consistent menu, to a good value and average cleanliness. But, there is nothing really outstanding, either. read more

Shawnee Santa Fe is superb! We have at least 6 Mexican restaurants in town, Santa Fe's fajitas are the absolute best! Staff is always friendly, service is great! read more

The server was awesome she was there filling up our drinks and checking to see if we needed anything through out our entire time from appetizer to when we needed to go boxes. She was very friendly and very polite my granddaughter just feel in love with her. I will definitely return to this restaurant solely on our service and a plus the food was amazing my son tried to eat a hamburger as big as his head!!! We definitely needed to go boxes. read more

So I came here with the fam before prom and ordered a quesadilla but I swear it tasted exactly like the last food that gave me food poisoning and I think I saw Jesus after I took that first bite. Thankfully my dad had a ribeye and he shared it with me and man IT WAS GOOD LEMME TELL YOU. So yeah if peppers and cheese made you poop a little more than you'd like, don't come here for some Mexican, but man get you some ribeye. read more

The food is pretty good and the staff is friendly. Prices are ok. The best thing is you get to throw peanut shells on the floor.

Great food, fun atmosphere! Don't dress up to nice. Peanut shells all over the floor!

Today was my first time going to Santa Fe Cattle, and I would rate this experience as 4.5... I couldn't give it a 5 due to the kitchen being backup for just a bit. Therefore, the steak was cooked perfectly and the waiter was very pleasant. read more

Went here with a few friends (we are college students) and the service was sub par. All three of our orders were messed up in one way or another. Waitress told us she had not been getting tips due to her taking cold medicine. Our tickets were also messed up more than 2 times. All of that aside the food was pretty good and the atmosphere was nice. read more

Food is great, bar & bar staff are great! It's hit or miss on if we get good service with our waiter or waitress when we don't sit at the bar! But overall and great family atmosphere; one of my four year olds favorite places to go. We keep coming back! read more

Wow, had dinner early June 2015 and just not good food or service. I had 8oz filet my friend had 10oz sirloin. Ordered medium rare and medium. Both steaks were served well done. Cut of beef was poor quality for the price, and over cooking didn't help. We were short on time and didn't send them back. I had a loaded baked potato, my friend steamed veggies. The sides were what you would expect, nothing special. Server had little knowledge of the menu and had to be asked multiple times for steak sauce and more beverages. read more

Great place to get a tender steak the way you like it! Fajita Salad is great too for the lighter appetite. Friendly waiters helpful but not lurking around. Mid range price wise. read more

We had the best experience at this location tonight! June was our server and she made our big group of 30 (10 of them kids) feel welcome!! We came in about 8:30pm with our big, loud group and June was super friendly, insanely fast and incredibly attentive!! We all just kept talking about the awesome service she gave us! We just had to let everyone know! If you go to Shawnee location, request for this awesome server! We can't say enough nice things about her! read more

This isn't their finest day. Burned on the outside, raw in the middle doesn't equip "medium". We didn't mind waiting an hour after placing our order, but are not fond of the cold food we were served. Ima guessing we will pass next time in favor of a truck stop burrito, it would have been better. read more

Immediate seating BUT some one forgot to tell the wait staff . Saw three tables that were seated after us and had received their drink orders .... After 15mins of watching waitstaff walking by us and trying to flag a server down . Notified the hostess of the situation another 5 mins of run a round routine than opted to go to another establishment. Better service from Taco Bell read more

Back in the Shawnee area staying in a hotel close to this restaurant I thought I would try it again to see how the food was since last time I was there the service was so poor and the food was okay I have a beef was tasty potatoes are good they potatoes were good the service was pretty good this time so they've actually done a better job this time last time I was there so if you're close to the area you may want to give it a try read more

Food is good. Very consistent. But I thought I was at a frat house! I knew more about the upcoming social events of your staff then I care to elaborate on at this time. It's almost out of control. Please get a handle on this fast. You might be looking some customers. read more

Service was terrible...steak was very tough...salad was bitter...waiter never checked on our table...would not come back to this location!!!

If u want a good steak dinner I would defiantly say Santa Fé! It's very good and they have very good waitresses! If you end up going, I suggest you ask for Bamma, that's her nickname. She treats you like family and takes very good care Of you! My favorite thing there would have to be either the mac&cheese or momma's fried chicken! They are both VERY good! And there sweet potatoes are to die for My mom loves the Texas Toothpicks, there an appetizer and she gets them every single time!!! And they have some bomb sweet tea! read more